Hausa Mythology

Aljan

Aljan ALSO KNOWN AS: Aljani; plural: Aljanu; feminine: Aljana ORIGIN: Hausa Aljan technically is a local pronunciation of Djinn, but ...
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Arziki

At her best, Arziki brings abundance to devotees. Her name means “Prosperity.” Her alternative name, Bagwariya, means “the Gwari woman.” ...
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Barade

Barade ORIGIN: Hausa CLASSIFICATION: Bori Barade means “mounted warrior” and is the title for the Bori spirit whose personal name ...
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Barhaza

Barhaza is Inna’s younger sister and Wanzami’s mother. Her husband is unclear. She may be married to: • Kure the ...
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Bori

Bori ALSO KNOWN AS: Aljan; Ishoki ORIGIN: Hausa Maguzawa is the indigenous pre-Islamic religion of the Hausa people of Nigeria ...
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Dan Galadima

Dan Galadima : The Prince Dan Galadima is the handsome prince, playboy, and gambler of the Bori pantheon. His father ...
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Danko Dan Muso

Danko Dan Muso : Sudden Visitor; Drawer of the Belly Danko Dan Muso is head of the Bori snake spirits ...
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Duna

Duna ALSO KNOWN AS: Baleri ORIGIN: Hausa CLASSIFICATION: Bori Duna belongs to the Seventh House of Bori spirits. He and ...
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Gizo

gizo Hausa (Niger, Nigeria) The spider, a trickster hero. Gizo’s exploits contain elements common to tales about other African tricksters, ...
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Inna

INNA : MOTHER According to some versions of Hausa myth, Inna is the mother of all Bori spirits. She is ...
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Kure

Kure The Hyena ORIGIN: Hausa CLASSIFICATION: Bori Kure, son of the Head of the Seventh House of Bori spirits, was ...
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Kuturu

Kuturu : The Leper Kuturu is the head of the fourth house of the Bori pantheon, the House of Lepers ...
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Kwakiya

Kwakiya :The Black Hooded Cobra Kwakiya, daughter of Sarkin Aljan Zurkalene, is married to Danko Dan Musa, Chief of the ...
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Magajiyar Jangare

Magajiyar Jangare Heiress of Jangare CLASSIFICATION: Bori Magajiyar Jangare is the spiritual mother of all devotees of Bori spirits. She ...
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Mai Dawa

Mai Dawa Owner of the Bush; The Bow Man; The Short Man ALSO KNOWN AS: Mai Baka CLASSIFICATION: Bori Mai ...
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Mai Gizo

Mai Gizo Owner of the Matted Hair ALSO KNOWN AS: Yero CLASSIFICATION: Bori Mai Gizo, son of Sarkin Fulani, renounced ...
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Malam Alhaji

Malam Alhaji CLASSIFICATION: Bori Malam Alhaji is the chief of the third house of Bori spirits, the House of Koranic ...
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Nakada

Nakada The Striker; Causer of Downfall ORIGIN: Hausa CLASSIFICATION: Bori Nakada, son of Malam Alhaji, renounced Islam and was banished ...
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Sarkin Aljan Biddarene

Sarkin Aljan Biddarene Sarkin Aljan Biddarene, the head of the second house of Bori spirits, is the younger brother of ...
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Sarkin Aljan Shekaratafe

Sarkin Aljan Shekaratafe Son of Water ALSO KNOWN AS: Sarkin Fagan Sarkin Aljan Shekaratafe is the head of the seventh ...
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Sarkin Aljan Suleimanu

Sarkin Aljan Suleimanu Sarkin Aljan Suleimanu translates as “Solomon, King of the Djinn.” He is the ruler of Jangare, the ...
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Sarkin Aljan Zurkalene

Sarkin Aljan Zurkalene Sarkin Aljan Zurkalene is the chief of the sixth house of Bori spirits, which incorporates the House ...
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Sarkin Arna

Sarkin Arna Sarkin Arna is the chief of the ninth house of the Bori spirits, which comprises Pagan Bori spirits ...
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Sarkin Fulani

Sarkin Fulani ALSO KNOWN AS: Filani Sarkin Fulani is chief of the fifth house of Bori spirits, the House of ...
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Sarkin Gwari

Sarkin Gwari Sarkin Gwari is the head of the tenth house of Bori Spirits, the Gwari Spirits. The Gwari are ...
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Sarkin Rafi

Sarkin Rafi Chief of Well-Watered Lands Sarkin Rafiis the son of Sarkin Aljan Suleimanu, but he lives in the Second ...
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Wanzami

Wanzami The Butcher; The Barber CLASSIFICATION: Bori Wanzami is the official butcher, barber, circumciser, and scarifier (cicatrisation) of the Bori ...
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